Is this a trap game for a team with everything to play for, or a chance for a lost season to find a pulse? CheckLive's model leaves this one open, with no favorite in a WNBA meeting between a fifth-place Atlanta Dream and a Sparks team stuck at 12th. The Dream are chasing a strong playoff seed; the Sparks are chasing something to believe in.
The form follows the standings: Los Angeles are losing close games to good teams, while Atlanta are scoring in bunches. The Sparks' lone recent win came at Minnesota; the Dream's biggest recent win came over Connecticut. The gap in class is real, but the Sparks have shown they can hang around.
Head-to-head, this is one-sided: Atlanta have won seven of the last eight meetings, including a 101-92 decision in July. The line will be drawn in the same place it always is — whether the Sparks' effort can turn into stops against a Dream team that has their number. They know each other; the Dream have the better answers.
